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Massasoit, 1580-1661

LC control no.n 97112546
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Personal name headingMassasoit, 1580-1661
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Variant(s)Massasoit, Indian chief, 1580-1661
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedRhode Island
Birth date1580
Death date1661
Profession or occupationIndian chief
Indians--Kings and rulers
Found inNUCMC data from Nantucket Historical Association for Winslow, Foye/Elder collection, 1825-1941 (Massasoit; Indian chief)
LC data base, Nov. 7, 1997 (hdg.: Massasoit, Indian chief, 1580-1661)
Johansen, Bruce E. Encyclopedia of Native American biography, 1997: pages 241-242 (Massasoit; Cusamequin. Wampanoag, born circa 1580, died 1661. Among the first Native American leaders to greet the English settlers in New England. The Wampanoags allied with the Pilgrims out of necessity. Built a lodge at Mount Hope [Rhode Island])